Shehir Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shehir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shehir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Shehir (44) may also be a first name.

Shehir Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shehir Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shehir is most common in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shehir? popularity and diffusion

Shehir is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shehir reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.

The last name Shehir is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 80 percent are found, Pondicherry, where 10 percent are found and Telangana, where 10 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shehair925/
Shehgir921/
Sheahir921/
Shaehir921/
Schehir921/
Sehir9138/
Schehier861/
Shahir835,925/
Shoeir83599/
Sehier83403/
Sheair83228/
Soheir83169/
Shohir8333/
Sohehr8320/
Sheher8318/
Shaeir838/
Sehair835/
Sahhir834/
Shihir834/
Siheir833/
Seehir831/
Seheir831/
Sehgir831/
Sejhir831/
Sheeir831/
Shehirova801/
Shihire77377/
Shahier7720/
Scheher7717/
Chehire7715/
Sheijir7711/
Shahhir775/
Scheuir773/
Sahahir772/
Shihirp771/
Shahuir771/
Shaahir771/
Sheaier771/
Shaeair771/
Shahehr771/
Shejher771/
Sahhier771/
Saehair771/
Saeheir771/
Shaeeir771/
Sheaher770/
Sahir7311,334/
Saher738,954/
Shier734,133/
Seher733,351/
Shiyr73802/
Şehir73744/
Siehr73427/
Soher73391/
Sohir73286/
Sihir7386/
Shyer7352/
Siher7329/
Shiir7313/
Shger738/
Seair737/
Sheur736/
Seehr736/
Sgeir733/
Seuir732/
Seeir732/
Shjir731/
Saeir731/
Šehir731/
Cehir731/
Syher731/
Seoir730/
Scheuher7166/
S'Gheyir7112/
Sheheard713/
Scheeier711/
Sheaherd711/
Shahieer711/
Shieijir711/
Schoeier711/
Scheuier710/
Shaher6716,882/
Schier678,652/
Sohier673,433/
Shoair671,354/
Shaeer67593/
Shijir67309/
Sohair67273/
Shaaer67218/
Saeher67217/
Scheur67203/
Saahir67159/
Sihire6786/
Széher6764/
Shiire6754/
Schöer6735/
Shiere6733/
Soherr6729/
Seeher6729/
Shiher6728/
Chihir6722/
Shoher6718/
Sheuer6718/
Sjahir6714/
Sha'er6713/
Schjer6712/
Schyer6711/
Seyier6711/
Sahier676/
Schéer676/
Sajhir676/
Sheaer675/
Saherh675/
Shiior674/
Seeior674/
Szoher674/
Seherr673/
Sahoir673/
Scheér673/
Saeier673/
Sieher672/
Sihere672/
Seaher672/
Cheair672/
Schäer672/
Suiher672/
Saeeir672/
Sheeer672/
Sahirh672/
S'Geir671/
Soeher671/
Shyier671/
Sihger671/
Sejuir671/
Seaird671/
Sehher671/
Sheajr671/
Ziheir671/
Shiyor671/
Shoeer671/
Shierd671/
Sihert671/
Siehrt671/
Sahyir671/
Saherr671/
Séhier671/
Soheyr671/
Sajher671/
Seijer671/
Sihier671/
Sho'er671/
Zehuir670/
Shuier670/
Siherz670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shehir
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